cál
See also: cal, Cal, Cal., cal., and càl
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /kɑːl̪ˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /kɑːlˠ/, /kɑːl̪ˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /kaːlˠ/, /kaːl̪ˠ/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Middle English cole, from Old English cāwel, from Latin caulis (“cabbage”).
Noun
cál m (genitive singular cáil, nominative plural cáil)
- kale, cabbage
- Synonym: cabáiste
Declension
Declension of cál
First declension
Bare forms:
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Derived terms
- cál bán (“white(-hearted) cabbage”)
- cál catach (“curly kale, savoy”)
- cál ceannann (“colcannon”)
- cál dearg (“Scotch kale”)
- cál faiche (“nettles”)
- cál glas (“green(-hearted) cabbage”)
- cál Phádraig (“plantain”)
- cál rábach (“kohlrabi, rape”)
- garraí cáil (“cabbage garden”)
- péist cháil (“caterpillar (of white cabbage butterfly)”)
Noun
cál m (genitive singular cál)
- Alternative spelling of call (“call, need; claim, right”)
Declension
Declension of cál
Fourth declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cál | chál | gcál |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cál”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “cál”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 110
- Entries containing “cál” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cál” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.